Why not? Beer is practically a liquid cookie anyway. Flying Dog Brewing has teamed up with Otterbein’s Bakery in Baltimore to brew some beers specifically to pair with the bakery’s cookies. Flying Dog kindly sent over samples of the beers, and t…

This is quite funny.If you must drink wine, stick with the good stuff.H/T to Weer’d World for the link.
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Time passes. Kids grow up.Around thirteen years ago, we put up this great swing set in the back yard. Our son and his friends spent many joyful days swinging and having adventures in the towers. What boy doesn’t enjoy a pirate ship tower complete with …

Last Friday, Adventure Brewing loaded the Randall with orange peel, lavender and vanilla beans, and was pouring their Pale Ale through it. Colleen and I made the short drive up I-95 to try it out. Before we go to the evening’s special, though I ordered…

Sometimes you just need to do it. I was reviewing my leave status on Wednesday and realized I had a whole bunch of leave banked up. And some of that was in the “use or lose” column, so I decided I was going to partake in some “ballistic therapy” on Thu…

We went down to Capital Ale House Tuesday evening for dinner and the Smuttynose Brewing “Steal the Glass” event. They were featuring four beers this evening, Finestkind IPA, Big A IPA, Cluster’s Last Stand IPA, and Tripel. Note, that’s two America…

The monthly USPSA match held by Fredericksburg Practical Shooters was a “Monster Match.” Not only were there fitting stage themes for the Halloween season, the stages were “monster” in size. Six stages, averaging around 50 rounds each, made for a …

We loaded the candy bowl, poured a couple glasses of Southern Tier Pumking, and waited. Since Halloween fell on a Friday this year, we assumed there would be larger than usual crowds, and the Trick or Treating would go on later in the evening. Not long…

We already know about the blessing for beer, but there’s also a Catholic blessing for another of our favorite food groups — bacon! While it might not be very useful on a (meatless) Friday, it’s a good tool to share with your favorite priest.V. Our he…

Oktoberfest officially ended a few weeks ago, but that didn’t stop our enjoyment of Oktoberfest-style beers. I decided this year I would concentrate on trying as many Oktoberfests as I could. I didn’t drink them exclusively, but I did look for them whe…